Even if you don't agree with what I did? I-- don't need you to agree. I just hope that you understand.
[ As long as he did, then that was the important thing to Kondou. Nothing else mattered as long as Hijikata understood that Kondou wanted for him to be safe, that he was hoping beyond hope that even without him around, Hijikata could move on and make something of himself.
That he could carry on both of their dreams. That he would succeed as commander where Kondou had failed. In the end, he knew that he'd lost sight of his ideals. The fact that the Shinsengumi had crumbled was perhaps evidence of that. ]
... I didn't think I'd ever get the opportunity to explain myself this way.
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[ As long as he did, then that was the important thing to Kondou. Nothing else mattered as long as Hijikata understood that Kondou wanted for him to be safe, that he was hoping beyond hope that even without him around, Hijikata could move on and make something of himself.
That he could carry on both of their dreams. That he would succeed as commander where Kondou had failed. In the end, he knew that he'd lost sight of his ideals. The fact that the Shinsengumi had crumbled was perhaps evidence of that. ]
... I didn't think I'd ever get the opportunity to explain myself this way.